April 2023

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Call for Advance Delegate Motions (ADMs) Advance delegate motions (ADMs) for the delegates’ meeting at this year’s U.S. Open are due before May 16...
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US Chess is accepting nominations for the Dan Heisman Award for Excellence in Chess Instruction. This annual award recognizes a chess instructor who...
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Join US Chess' Chess in Education Committee for the next monthly (April) Webinar, Large or Small, Your School Chess Program Can be Successful and...
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We published the first in an occasional series of reprints of important Soviet-era essays and articles in the April issue of Chess Life. It is a...
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GM Hikaru Nakamura became the first player to book his ticket to join GM Magnus Carlsen in the Champions Chess Tour (CCT) 2023 finals, winning the...
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Editor's Note: You can download the bulletin version of this article, with annotations by GM Elshan Moradiabadi, here. The opening act of the 2023...
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Finishing in clear first place, IM Jason Liang won the US Chess 2022 Grand Prix with 222.68 tournament points. GM Brandon Jacobson was second with 177...
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Editor's note: We are pleased to present the first of our daily bulletins in pdf for your print-at-home pleasure. You can also read the story and...
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Readers following along with the recent norm quests of American players might have caught on to just how difficult it is to earn an elusive GM norm...
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Webster University, hosting the President’s Cup for the first time, put its homecourt (homeboard?) advantage to use, winning all three of its matches...
2023 Women's Continental Championships
The XIV Continental Women's Chess Championship of the Americas 2023 will be held May 6-12, 2023 at the Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba. The event...
2023 Continental Championships
The XVI Continental Chess Championship of the Americas 2023 will be held May 14-24, 2023 at the Hotel Emotions Juan Dolio, Juan Dolio, Dominican...